1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving exponential and logarithmic equations.

Hwk #26 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 8-4, Properties of Logarithms.

Hwk #27 is due on Wednesday.         Sec 8-5

Page 464.  Problems 8, 11, 37, 38, 44, 47, 82, 83

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 5-1-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 5-1-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed using polynomial division and the Remainder Theorem to find all factors/zeros of a polynomial and determining if a quantity is really a factor/zero of a polynomial.

Hwk #30 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-3 by practicing Synthetic Division.

Hwk #31 is due tomorrow.    Sec 6-3

Page 324.   Problems 14-16, 21, 24, 26, 27, 46, 47

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 5-1-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 5-1-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:
Bellwork reviewed solving logarithmic and exponential equations.

Hwk #25 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 8-6, Natural Logarithms.

Hwk #26 is due Monday.         Sec 8-6

Page 473.   Problems 14, 16, 19, 24-26.

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-28-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 4-28-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed Polynomial Division, Sec 6-3.

Hwk #29 is due today.

The remainder on of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 6-3.

Hwk #30 is due Monday.    Sec 6-3

Page 324.   Problems 34, 35, 37, 40, 42-44

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 4-28-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 4-28-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed converting between Logarithmic and Exponential forms, evaluating Logarithms, and solving Logarithmic equations.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 8-3.  We then began discussing Sec 8-6, the number e and Natural Logarithms.

Hwk #25 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet for Sec 8-3.

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-27-17

Hon Alg 2 Hwk #25

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 4-27-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on Polynomial Long Division.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Polynomial Long Division (Sec 6-3).

Hwk #29 is due tomorrow.  Sec 6-3.

Page 324

Problems 3, 4, 8-10, 38, 41.

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 4-27-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 4-27-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed converting between Exponential and Logarithmic Forms of an equation, Sec 8-3.

Hwk #24 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 8-3.  We practiced evaluating Logarithmic expressions, solving logarithmic and exponential equations, learned about the Change of Base Formula (Sec 8-5).

Hwk #25 is due on Friday, April 28.

Practice Sheet Sec 8-3

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-26-17

Hon Alg 2 Hwk #25

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 4-26-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork asked students to find all the real zeros of a function by graphing.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 6-3, Polynomial Division.

Hwk #29 will be due on Friday, April 28, 2017.  Sec 6-3

Page 324.  Problems 3, 4, 8-10, 38, 41

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 4-26-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 4-26-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice writing exponential equations and using them to find missing values.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 8-1, Expnonential Functions.  We also began discussing Sec 8-3, Logarithmic Functions.

Hwk #24 is due tomorrow.        Sec 8-1

Page 434.   Problems 9, 20-23, 35-38, 45-48

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-25-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 4-25-17

4th & 5th Hours:

No bellwork today, students took a quiz over Sections 6-1, 6-2, and 6-4.

No Homework today.

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on using a percent increase or decrease to find the final amount of a quantity.

Hwk #23 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 8-1, Exponential Models.

Next Hwk:   #24.   Sec 8-1

Page 434.  Problems 9, 20-23, 35-38, 45-48

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-24-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 4-24-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on some of the types of problems that will appear on tomorrow’s Quiz over Sections 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Hwk #28 is due today.

The remainder of the period we reviewed more for tomorrow’s quiz then began our discussion on Sec 6-3, Polynomial Division.

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 4-24-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 4-24-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

No Bellwork today, students took the test over Chapter 7.

After the test students were assigned Hwk #23 which is due on Monday.  Hwk #23 is a preview sheet to Sec 8-1.

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Hon Alg 2 Hwk #23

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed finding solutions to polynomials by graphing and by factoring.

Hwk #27 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed how to factor the difference and sum of perfect cubes.  Once the factoring was completed solutions could be found.

The quiz over Chapter 6 will be given Tuesday, April 25.

Hwk #28 is due Monday.   Sec 6-4

Page 330.   Problems 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 44, 45.

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 4-21-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 4-21-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 7 Test.

Hwk #22 is due today.

The remainder of the period we reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 7 Test.

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-20-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 4-20-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving polynomials be factoring.

The remainder of the period we discussed how to solve polynomial equations by graphing and factoring the difference of perfect cubes.

Hwk #27 is due tomorrow.   Sec 6-4

Page 330.   Problems 23, 24, 29, 30, 33, 36, 47, 54

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 4-20-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 4-20-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

2nd and 3rd hours didn’t meet today due to M-Step Testing.

1st hour bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 7-8.

The remainder of the period we reviewed for Friday’s Chapter 7 Test.

Hwk #22 will be due tomorrow instead of today due to 2nd & 3rd hours not meeting.

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-19-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 4-19-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed finding Extrema and Zeros using the graphing calculator and finding zeros by factoring.

Hwk #26 is due today.

The remainder of the period we started discussing Sec 6-4, Solving Polynomial Equations.

Next Hwk is #27.     Sec 6-4

Page 330.  Problems 23, 24, 29, 30, 33, 36, 47, 54

This homework will be due on Friday, April 21.

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 4-19-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 4-19-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed graphing Square Root Functions.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 7-8.  Students can now write the equation of a square root function from its graph and state the domain and range of a square root function.

Hwk # 22 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet Sec 7-8

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 4-18-17

Hon Alg 2 Hwk #22

Hon Alg Classnotes 4-18-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed finding maximums and minimums of polynomials with a graphing calculator and finding zeros of a polynomial by factoring.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-2 by finding the real zeros of a polynomial functions by using the graphing calculator.

Hwk #26 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet Sec 6-2

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Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 4-18-17

Alg 2A Hwk #26

Alg 2A Classnotes 4-18-17